In this 10 hour course, Shaykh Mahdi discusses the etiquettes of a complete prayer as well as the secrets that lie behind many of the details of salat, such as the secrets behind ruku’, sujud, tashahhud, salam and much more, all based on the works of great scholars on the subject in which they dissect the Quranic verses and hadiths on the secrets of this pillar of Islam.

1- Why do we pray? Gratefulness? Meditation? Mindfulness?

2- What is the wisdom behind each line of adhan and iqamah?

3- Why do we give adhan and iqamah when we are alone?

4- What are the secrets of surah Fatihah? 

5- What is the philosophy behind ruku’? 

6- Why are there two sajdahs in each rak’at and what does each sajdah represent?

7- What does tashahhud represent?

8- Why do we end our prayer with salaam and who are we giving salam to?

9- What happens if your prayer isn’t “accepted”?

10- What can you do for your prayer to be “accepted”?